Getting into a good routine is one thing and maintaining it can mean the difference between continual progress or a gradual plateau followed by decline.

There’s no doubt that recovery is just as, if not more, important than training itself since it’s during this time that the body adapts to exercise stress and the real effect of training takes place.

So, if you’re thinking a lot about you’re riding then you also need to be thinking about how to recover in the right way too. Here are our pointers on good recovery.